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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-3118C0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early medieval silver sceat of Secondary phase Series E (uncertain subclass); mint: probably Netherlands although possibly England; date: c. AD 720-c.760 (possibly as late as c.AD800).
The obverse of the coin is also found on two coins listed by Metcalf and Op den Velde (2009) under 'imitations' (sub-variety k), one from Domburg, Zeeland (no. 2309), the other Barrington, Cambs (no. 2310). The reverse appears to copy the coins of Tertiary Phase Variety E2, albeit in mirror image suggesting that the coin may come late in the sequence which Metcalf and Op den Velde suggest may be as late as c.AD800.
Obverse: Quilled crescent enclosing two bars and two pellets
Reverse: Square standard with beaded border, annulet at centre surrounded by two alternating angles and bars, crescents on the outside of the long edges of the standard.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd September 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sceat
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (early penny/sceatta)
Category: Early Anglo-Saxon silver coin (sceatta)
Type: Series E (Secondary) (Type 4)
Obverse description: Quilled crescent enclosing two bars and two pellets
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Square standard with beaded border, annulet at centre surrounded by two alternating angles (L) and bars (I), crescents on the outside of the long edges of the standard.
Reverse inscription: none
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: South Gloucestershire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalf, D.M. and Op den Velde, W. | 2009 | The monetary economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 - c. 760 and the trade with England: a study of the 'Porcupine' Sceattas of series E | Amsterdam | Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde | 51, 53-5, 478, 488. |
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